Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wanted to flag a couple of aspects of the correspondence. The first was the inability of the RTÉ representatives to provide us with the information on the percentage of their income that is being spent on their top earners, despite the fact that they had given an undertaking to us to do precisely that. This illustrates RTÉ’s typical approach to this committee over the past 17 months. In light of that, would it be possible to ask RTÉ to provide figures as to the amount earned by their top ten earners in the years from 2019 to date? I understand that the latest figures still have not been published. Could we also ask them for the number of people who are earning in excess of €150,000 annually, as well as the total outlay for these, from 2019 to date? We might be able to try and get ourselves, given that they are reluctant to furnish us with it, despite giving an undertaking to do so.

Second, can we seek clarity on whether the RTÉ Player is developed or maintained internally or it is an off-the-shelf product, as well as on how much the organisation has spent on either purchasing the player, or development and maintenance per year since its inception? The other question is whether they could provide any information regarding viewership figures, in particular during the times of the maximum level of strain that the RTÉ Player might come under, such as during sports events. What is that, in times of high viewership? It might not be a bad idea if we could also write to TG4, looking for similar information for comparative purposes.